A Philadelphia man is in custody awaiting arraignment on an attempted murder charge after he allegedly fired shots at a police officer during an incident outside of the King of Prussia Mall Sunday afternoon.
Andrew Wiley, 27, has been charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, assault of a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault, firearms not to be carried without a license, and related offenses, in connection with the Dec. 18 incident in Upper Merion Township. Wiley is currently being held at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility.
Investigators said the incident began at 2:30 p.m. when a hit-and-run crash in the King of Prussia Mall area was reported to police. A red Nissan Juke driven by Wiley allegedly attempted to flee the scene of the crash but got stuck in traffic, prompting Wiley to jump a curb into the Seasons 52 parking lot, where the vehicle became disabled, according to charging documents.
As a police vehicle arrived to the scene, Wiley allegedly opened fire and began shooting at a police officer, who quickly moved to cover, police said. The officer then returned fire, striking Wiley in the thigh and ankle areas, investigators said.
Wiley was transported to Paoli Hospital for treatment of his injuries. The responding officer was uninjured, police said.
Multiple fire shell casings were recovered at the scene, and a portion of the shooting incident was captured on the officer’s dash cam, investigators said. Wiley allegedly a 9mm Glock-type firearm that appeared to be a ghost gun, according to the criminal complaint.
Wiley is awaiting arraignment on the charges, and bail has not yet been set. A preliminary hearing will be scheduled following his arraignment.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using court records and the affidavit of probable cause. This story was updated to reflect the child's current custody status.
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